7.23.2009

My confession is I'm cheap... Well 'thrifty'. I went to Michaels last night to get supplies for the weekend. I need some stenciling supplies. I was shocked at how much the supplies were going to cost - $10 for the adhesive spray, $10 for a couple of small pieces of Mylar and then the stenciling brushes were $8-15. Yikes! So $30 to stencil a $5 tray. A little extreme!

I ended up asking one of the people working there for help and thank god I did. She gave me some great advice. I ended up just getting paint and some cheap sponges at Michaels - the total was $12. Then she suggested I get clear drawer liners from the loonie store. I picked up 2 rolls (the rolls are 40" x 18") for $3.

I've designed my stencil using the dingbat Typo Backgrounds. It will require a lot of cutting but I think it will be worth it. I'll work on one tray this weekend and see how it goes then come up with a different design for the other tray. And even look at other options for funkify-ing the tray like making a potato stamp or something! That will be next weekend's craft adventure.

Hopefully I break the curse with these trays and avoid a craft disaster this weekend! ;-)

PS I checked out this book at Michaels, Lotta Prints, which definitely was inspiring. She had some very kewl stuff in there!

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Denise Corcoran (aka Thrifty By Design) is a local author, crafter, upcycler and workshop facilitator based in North Vancouver, BC. Her passion is to turn 'junk' into new and funky pieces. She shares her enthusiasm for crafting and upcycling by facilitating 'Crafternoons' throughout Vancouver.